Car as a Sensor

Recent developments in the field of vehicle-to-vehicle (C2C, V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (C2I, V2I) build a solid foundation for various applications in the automotive domain, such as infotainment or safety systems. The fact that modern cars can be (and already are) equipped with a series of sensors and other monitoring devices is also interesting as it offers new ways for data collection and visualization. By collecting and visualizing data from vehicles (or „mobile sensor stations“) such as their carbon footprint or fine dust emission in combination with their current position and a timestamp, a detailed and time-variant view on certain traffic-relevant phenomena and their impact on the environment can be made. An example could be a fine-grained map displaying vehicle-induced emissions within certain areas of a city in real-time.

In the course of this project such a mobile „car-as-a-sensor“ system should be realized, using various types of sensoring devices in combination with cellular- and GPS-modules. Gathered data should be transmitted to a central monitoring component, where the data is visualized in a clear and vivid manner and enables a live view of the currently recorded information.